Israel launched an airstrike on Iran overnight. Blasts were heard in the capital Tehran around 3am local time. Israel's defense ministry warned it expects missile and drone retaliation.

The White House could appeal the injunction issued by the judge but the decision in a federal court is a setback for ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Trump administration will continue to build up its deportation operation in Los Angeles. Nationwide protests are planned for this weekend.

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a package of funding cuts that would affect public media and international aid.

The House of Representatives voted to claw back two years of federal funding for public broadcasting Thursday in a largely party line vote. The bill heads to the Senate next.

President Trump warned that a "massive" war could break out in the Middle East over Iran's nuclear program, after the U.N.

The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.

California Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from the press conference after entering the room and trying to speak with the Secretary of Homeland Security.

A small number of Senate Republicans are pushing back on their own party's plans to cut green energy credits that were approved under former President Biden.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with authors Kelly Corrigan and Claire Corrigan Lichty about their new book Marianne the Maker.

After months of trying to balance confrontation and collaboration, California Gov. Gavin Newsom seized a volatile moment on Tuesday to speak not just to California but to the nation.

Demonstrators take to the streets in Kenya's capitol over the suspicious death of a popular blogger in police custody — a ...